Any recommendations for this system??

hunterj

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Okay so my gf wants to join the pc desktop community and wants me to help her build it which is no problem. Just want your guys feedback on here if the parts look good. Anything will be an upgrade for her as she games on a laptop atm. She only plays CS GO but would like to keep a stable framerate in the low 200's. She is dead set on the case btw. I think the CPU and the GPU combo I put together but would like to know your guys thoughts. Thanks a lot.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Inwin 901 Mini ITX Tower Case ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $50.00)
Total: $743.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-30 19:01 EST-0500
 
That's very similar to the build I am setting up, but more expensive. Just be careful with the SSD only, and there is $8 cheaper memory that is the exact same as that but red+black. Search the RAM list on pcpartpicker you'll find it. (BTW you'll be able to achieve GREAT fps with this build in CS no problem, especially on lower settings.)
 


Yea the 250gb ssd should be plenty for now and she could just put a 1TB HDD in later is what I'm thinking.

 
looks solid to me except your going to fill that 250gb ssd quickly. is there a specific reason why you are overriding parts and getting them from newegg? you can save quite a but of money and get more performance if you change your case so something that isn't so overpriced. but if that artsy look is what you want then go for it.
 


Yeah she really only plays cs tho & free shipping and no tax if I'm not mistaken && I know that's the only case she likes xD